DOCSLIB.ORG

0F Fishes in Fahliyan River

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
0F Fishes in Fahliyan River Sadeghi et al. UJPBS 2014, 02 (02): Page 21-25 ISSN 2347 -3614 UNIQUE JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Available online: www.ujconline.net Research Article IDENTIFICATION AND INVESTIGATION OF MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS (WEIGHT AND LENGHT) 0F FISHES IN FAHLIYAN RIVER Sadeghi Limanjoob Reza 1* , Pourdavood Mahdi 2, Kargar Jahromi Hossein 3,4 , Syahmard Nahid 5, Bathaee Seyed Hamid 6, Mahmoudi Teimourabad Saeid 6, Farzam Mohammad 7 1Department of Aquatic Animal Health, Veterinary School, Kazerun Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kazerun, Iran 2Agricultural Education Center , Fars, Iran 3Zoonoses research center, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran 4Young Researchers Club Elite, Jahrom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Jahrom, Iran 5Department of Physiology, International Branch, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran 6Department of science, Institution of Supreme Education and Industry of Maragheh, Maragheh ,Iran 7Department of Anatomy and Embryology, International Branch, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran Received 20-01-2014; Revised 15-02-2014; Accepted 13-03-2014 *Corresponding Author : Sadeghi Limanjoob Reza, Department of Aquatic Animal Health , Veterinary School , Kazerun Branch , Islamic Azad University , Kazerun , Iran . Tel: +989173243418, E-mail: [email protected] ABSTRACT Aquatics have had an important or even vital role in nutrition of world's humans, and they have always sought to maintain the produce these creatures. The aim of this study is to identify the different species of fish that live in Fahliyan River and to investigate morphological –meristic and anatomical characteristics of fishes for obtaining information.Methodology: Sampling was conducted in the summer and autumn in 2013. Fishes were caught by throwing net and transmitted to laboratory of Kazeroon University. Then the fishes were identified and then biometry and autopsy operations were conducted on fishes. Results: The results obtained in this study showed that the prevalence of six species of fish caught in the Fahliyan River were as follows: tenuiradius Cyprinion (79.28 percent), Capoeta barroisi persica (21.21 percent), Barbus barbulus (21 . 21%), Barbus luteus (15.15 percent), Garra rufa (58.7%) and Cyprinion macrostomum (06.6 percent). Also, investigation of the percent of fishes’ frequency of fish in the summer season showed the following: tenuiradius Cyprinion (43.23 percent), Capoeta barroisi persica (32.24 percent), Barbus luteus (92.18 percent), Barbus barbulus (51.13%) and Cyprinion macrostomum (81 . 10%). Frequency percent in autumn included: Barbus barbulus (03.31%), tenuiradius Cyprinion (14.24 percent), Capoeta barroisi persica (24.17 percent), Garra rufa (24.17%) and Barbus luteus (34.10 percent). Discussion and Conclusions: In this study, considering factors such as fields toxins' entering Fahliyan river, river erosion due to abuse of the lands around the river, entering the waste, illegal fishing, lack of attention of officials of environment organization and not giving environmental awareness to people in low land population and lack of rain in recent years has caused species like Abuhanj, chalcalburnus chalcoides, Scomberomorus commerson, Capoeta and Chalcalburnus to be lacked. Also, because such Chalcalburnus species in Fahliyan River is reported for the first time, the absence of these species in the history of Fahliyan's ecosystem it is concluded that irreversible impacts regarding endangered species has been imposed. Keywords: Fish Identification, Fields Toxins, Morphologic, Fahliyan River INTRODUCTION Knowing and investigating biological and ecological of different fish species in an aquatic ecosystem, maintain and Investigation of fishes in aquatic ecosystems is of great rebuild their reserves. In this respect, all of them and importance for assessing evolution, ecology, behavior, economically or non-economically due to their role in aquatic conservation, water resources management, resource systems are of great value 1. utilization and fish farming. And in the fisheries studies of Since long time ago aquatics have always had important or waters, before anything else, fishes are studied, in other words even vital role in nutrition of world's people and human beings fishes identification in aquatic ecosystems is the first step. have always sought to maintain and produce these creatures Unique Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences, 02(02), March-April 2014 21 Sadeghi et al. UJPBS 2014, 02 (02): Page 21-25 in humans' life has been and many research achievements have Chalcalburnus. Barbus barbulus: body elongated from the been looking for it 2. In general, fish es have had the most sides slightly compressed, a long head , long and protruding species among vertebrates and so far, about 28,900 species snout, large and bottom mouth and thick and fleshy lips. They have been identified that about 11,500 species of them live in have two pairs of Sbylk, Sbylkha are long and thick, last freshwater. Ichthyology study on inland waters has less than radius of dorsal fin is bony and serrated. This fish has been 150 years history but these studies have been started in the observed for the first time in Mamasani region 5. Cyprinion Caspian Sea area since the 1777 by Soviet ichthyologists. macrostomum: its body is compact and high. The maximu m Unfortunately, in our country, ichthyology have been scattered hight of body is 6.3 the length of the head four times the and without plan and there are still a lot of puzzles and whole body length. Head length is less than the height of the unknowns in terms of systematic, biological and ecological body 5. Barbus kosswigi: Have two pairs of Sbylk. The mouth specially economically uniqe endangered species that needs is end and upper lip is fleshy and more ahead. Body is systematic researches 1 . Fahliyan in the local dialect is the Compact with lar ge scales whose number on lateral line is 27 name of one of the five villages of Mamasani that is located in to 30 7. Tenuiradius Cyprinion. This fish has three-row approximately west of the region and the river Fahliyan and pharyngeal teeth. Scales on lateral line is from 34 to 40. springs cross it. This area is made up of eleven villages whose Number of thorns of initial gills of gill arch on the exterior center is Fahliyan village. Fish identified in the river Fahliyan part is 10-12 and in enterior 16 -17, 7. And several other fish include: Mastacembelus these fishes spread into in fresh water species such as Carassius carassius Capoeta damascina, and brackish of tropical Africa and Southeast Asia and live in Capoeta trutta and Calcalburnus mossulensis. the mud layer of the river bed. Their dorsal fin is dark with grayish yellow spots and body with dark brown spots 3 METHODOLOGY Cyprinidae: Cyprinidae is of the largest fish families with To begin the study in the summer in August 1392, first the about 2010 species of freshwater fish es that subfamily of this permit was taken from Environmental organization of family named Cyprinidae includes 700 species , and most of Mamasani city and with full equipment for fishing we went to them are having Sbylkdar mouth called Sbylkdar And Barbus Brdngan area and attempted to capture the different species. 4 is placed in this subfamily . Barbus grypus: catching this fish Fishing was through throwing net both in summer and autumn nowadays unlike past has greatly reduced and is seldom to be that the caught fishes were brought out of fishing net and caught. In the wetsheds of Hormuz, kazerun Gulf is the aqueous solvent were put in a strong nylon and among ice 5 dominant fish place of this fishes' living place . Barbus luteus: powders inside the Yonolit chamber and then taking the time, this fish has large scales and a pair of sybilak on it and the they were transferred to the laboratory of university and after number of squamous on its lateral line is about 27. The dorsal identification, biometric operations were performed on each 6 fin has a radius of about 12 . Garra rufa obtusa has two pairs segment separately. For biomet ric evaluation each component of short sybilk and lobes are well developed and frizzy . Body was placed separately autopsy tray , and using a ruler and a color varies in different environments is dark brown to light digital scale, their body length and weight were measured and 3 brown . Capoeta barroisi persica is of carpedae members that recorded, respectively,. are in need of further investigation in Iran. It has elongated and spindle-shaped body and its back is black. Place the fish RESULTS lives is the streams, rivers and wetlands with aquatic plants or Diagram (1) shows the results obtained from species roots of trees as shelter or accumulate in sand beds 5. frequency during the term showed that Cyprinion tenuiradius Chalcalburnus has elongated body, it has bottom mouth and had highest frequency (28.79) and Cyprinion macrostomum horseshoe-shaped and has a pair of Sbylk 5. basically people of tenuiraisius had the lowest frequency (6.06). Mamasani region call the fishes that are wide-body as Diagram 1: Frequency of fish caught during the sampling period Garra rufa Cyprinion obtusa, 7.58 Cyprinion macrostomum, tenuiradius, 28. 6.06 79 Barbus barbulus, 21.21 Capoeta Barbus barroisi luteus, 15.15 persica, 21.21 Unique Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences , 02(02), March-April 2014 22 Sadeghi During Fishing conducted in summer, 37 fish from different species were collected, including 7 Barbus luteus, 4 Cyprinion macrostomum, 12 Cyprinion tenuiradius, 5 barbulus and 9 Capoeta barroisi persica. During fishing in conducted during the autumn , 29 fishes were collected five different species, including tilapia 12 12 11 10 9 9 8 7 7 6 5 5 4 3 2 1 0 Diagram (2) number of Diagram (3) the results obtained from mean length of species duringsampling showed that Cyprinion tenuiradius Diagram (4) results of average weight during sampling showed that Barbus barbulus with 90.6 grams had Unique Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences Sadeghi et al.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • 3D Morphology of Pharyngeal Dentition of the Genus Capoeta (Cyprinidae): Implications for Taxonomy and Phylogeny
    Accepted: 26 January 2018 DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12217 ORIGINAL ARTICLE 3D morphology of pharyngeal dentition of the genus Capoeta (Cyprinidae): Implications for taxonomy and phylogeny Anna Ayvazyan1 | Davit Vasilyan2,3 | Madelaine Bohme€ 1,4 1Department of Geosciences, Eberhard- Karls-University Tubingen,€ Tubingen,€ Abstract Germany Capoeta is a herbivorous cyprinid fish genus, widely distributed in water bodies of 2JURASSICA Museum, Porrentruy, Western Asia. Recent species show a distinct biogeographic pattern with endemic Switzerland 3Universite de Fribourg, Fribourg, distribution in large fluvial drainage basins. As other cyprinids, the species of this Switzerland genus are characterized by the presence of the pharyngeal bone with pharyngeal 4 Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution teeth. Despite this, the detailed morphology of the pharyngeal teeth, its interspecific and Palaeoenvironment (HEP), Tubingen,€ Germany and topologic variations, and the importance for taxonomy and phylogeny of the genus Capoeta are still not established. For the first time, a detailed comprehensive Correspondence Anna Ayvazyan study of the pharyngeal dentition of 10 Capoeta species has been provided. The Email: [email protected] morphologic study of the pharyngeal dentition bases on the 3D microtomography Funding information and follows the purpose to evaluate the potential taxonomic and phylogenetic sig- This work was funded by the German nals of these elements, as well as to study interspecific and topologic variations of Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the SYNTHESYS Grant (ES-TAF-5970) to the the pharyngeal teeth. In this study, we propose a new methodology to categorize National Museum of Natural Sciences of the studied pharyngeal teeth in 18 shape classes. The results of this study show Madrid (MNCN).
    [Show full text]
  • Marmorata Heckel
    Hematological Characterization of Triplophysa marmorata Heckel DISSERTATION Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Award of the Degree of MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY In ZOOLOGY By Maryum Meraj Under the Joint Supervision Prof. (Dr.) A.R Yousuf Dr. Farooz Ahmad Bhat Supervisor Co-Supervisor Professor Centre of Research for Development Asst. Prof. (SS), Faculty of Fisheries, P.G. Department of Environmental Science SKUAST-K. University of Kashmir, Sgr. Centre of Research for Development Faculty of Biological Science The University of Kashmir Srinagar - 190 006, Kashmir (NAAC Accredited Grade 'A' University) 2013 CORD, University of Kashmir 1 Centre of Research for Development University of Kashmir Srinagar – 190 006, Kashmir No: Date: Certificate This is to certify that the dissertation entitled “Hematological characterization of Triplophysa marmorata Heckel” submitted to the University of Kashmir for the award of the Degree Masters of Philosophy in Zoology, is the original research work of Ms. Maryum Meraj, a bonafide M. Phil. Research Scholar of the Centre, carried out under my supervision. The dissertation has not been submitted to this University or to some other University so far and is submitted for the first time. It is further certified that this dissertation is fit for submission for the degree of Masters of Philosophy (M. Phil.) in Zoology and the candidate has fulfilled all the statutory requirements for the completion of the M.Phil. Programme. Prof. (Dr.) A.R Yousuf Dr. Farooz Ahmad Bhat Supervisor Co-Supervisor Professor Centre of Research for Development Asst. Prof. (SS), Faculty of Fisheries, P.G. Department of Environmental Science SKUAST-K.
    [Show full text]
  • Original Research Article
    1 Original Research Article 2 HAEMATOLOGICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF JUVENILES OF 3 Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus IN OGBESE RIVER, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA 4 5 ABSTRACT 6 Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus catfish is a fish of economic importance in sub-sahara Africa. In 7 Ogbese town, and its environs, it constitutes a means of income and food for fisherfolks and 8 community members. Hence, this study was undertaken to assess health status of Chrysichthys 9 nigrodigitatus using heamatology and histological assessment of the fish specie due to the 10 anthropogenic activities that takes place around the river body. A total 120 live fish samples of 11 Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus were collected by the assistance of fisherfolks using fish cage at 12 Ogbese River from May to August, 2018. Some water parameters measurements were taken: 13 temperature, pH, DO, Turbidity and Conductivity. Morphometric measurement: Weight (g) and 14 length (cm) of fish were taken. Heamatoloty and histology of fish gills, liver and intestine were 15 determined. Mean water temperature (27.70±0.18oC), pH (7.36±0.22), DO (6.98±0.15 mg/l), 16 Turbidity (78.50±13.53 NTU) and Conductivity (148.35±27.98) of the river determined 17 respectively. Mean body weight of fish was 148.15 ± 36.53 g, and mean length was 25.64 ± 2.86 18 cm. The of the fish specie were examined to assess the architecture of the organs. result of 19 haematology studies of C. nigrodigitatus revealed high values in the parameters measured. Red 20 Blood Cell was higher than the White Blood Cell with mean value of (225.63±10.45 103/mm3) 21 while Eosinophils recorded lowest parameters with mean value of (1.75 ±0.52 %).
    [Show full text]
  • Phylogenetic Relationships of Freshwater Fishes of the Genus Capoeta (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae) in Iran
    Received: 3 May 2016 | Revised: 8 August 2016 | Accepted: 9 August 2016 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2411 ORIGINAL RESEARCH Phylogenetic relationships of freshwater fishes of the genus Capoeta (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae) in Iran Hamid Reza Ghanavi | Elena G. Gonzalez | Ignacio Doadrio Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Biodiversity and Evolutionary Abstract Biology Department, CSIC, Madrid, Spain The Middle East contains a great diversity of Capoeta species, but their taxonomy re- Correspondence mains poorly described. We used mitochondrial history to examine diversity of the Hamid Reza Ghanavi, Department of algae- scraping cyprinid Capoeta in Iran, applying the species- delimiting approaches Biology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. Email: [email protected] General Mixed Yule- Coalescent (GMYC) and Poisson Tree Process (PTP) as well as haplotype network analyses. Using the BEAST program, we also examined temporal divergence patterns of Capoeta. The monophyly of the genus and the existence of three previously described main clades (Mesopotamian, Anatolian- Iranian, and Aralo- Caspian) were confirmed. However, the phylogeny proposed novel taxonomic findings within Capoeta. Results of GMYC, bPTP, and phylogenetic analyses were similar and suggested that species diversity in Iran is currently underestimated. At least four can- didate species, Capoeta sp4, Capoeta sp5, Capoeta sp6, and Capoeta sp7, are awaiting description. Capoeta capoeta comprises a species complex with distinct genetic line- ages. The divergence times of the three main Capoeta clades are estimated to have occurred around 15.6–12.4 Mya, consistent with a Mio- Pleistocene origin of the di- versity of Capoeta in Iran. The changes in Caspian Sea levels associated with climate fluctuations and geomorphological events such as the uplift of the Zagros and Alborz Mountains may account for the complex speciation patterns in Capoeta in Iran.
    [Show full text]
  • New Data on the Distribution and Conservation Status of the Two Endemic Scrapers in the Turkish Mediterranean Sea Drainages (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)
    International Journal of Zoology and Animal Biology ISSN: 2639-216X New Data on the Distribution and Conservation Status of the Two Endemic Scrapers in the Turkish Mediterranean Sea Drainages (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) Kaya C1*, Kucuk F2 and Turan D1 Research Article 1 Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Turkey Volume 2 Issue 6 2Isparta University of Applied Sciences, Turkey Received Date: October 31, 2019 Published Date: November 13, 2019 *Corresponding author: Cuneyt Kaya, Faculty of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, DOI: 10.23880/izab-16000185 Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, 53100 Rize, Turkey, Tel: +904642233385; Email: [email protected] Abstract In the scope of this study, exact distribution of the two endemic Capoeta species in the Turkish Mediterranean Sea drainages was presented. Fishes were caught with pulsed DC electro-fishing equipment from 28 sampling sites throughout Turkish Mediterranean Sea drainages between Göksu River and stream Boğa. The findings of the study demonstrate that Capoeta antalyensis inhabits in Köprüçay and Aksu rivers, and streams Boğa and Gündoğdu, all around Antalya. Capoeta caelestis widely distributed in coastal stream and rivers between Stream Dim (Alanya) in the west and Göksu River (Silifke) in the east. Metric and meristic characters were collected from the fish samples which obtained in the field for Capoeta caelestis and Capoeta antalyensis, and museum material for Capoeta damascina. In this way, morphologic features of the species revealed and Capoeta caelestis compared with Capoeta damascina to remove the hesitations about the validity of the species. The conservation status of Capoeta antalyensis was recommended to uplist from Vulnerable to Endangered. Keywords: Freshwater Fish Species; Anatolia; Pisces; Capoeta antalyensis; C.
    [Show full text]
  • Article Taxonomic Review of the Genus Capoeta Valenciennes, 1842 (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae) from Central Iran with the Description of a New Species
    FishTaxa (2016) 1(3): 166-175 E-ISSN: 2458-942X Journal homepage: www.fishtaxa.com © 2016 FISHTAXA. All rights reserved Article Taxonomic review of the genus Capoeta Valenciennes, 1842 (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae) from central Iran with the description of a new species Arash JOULADEH-ROUDBAR1, Soheil EAGDERI1, Hamid Reza GHANAVI2*, Ignacio DOADRIO3 1Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Alborz, Iran. 2Department of Biology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. 3Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology Department, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-CSIC, Madrid, Spain. Corresponding author: *E-mail: [email protected] Abstract The genus Capoeta in Iran is highly diversified with 14 species and is one of the most important freshwater fauna components of the country. Central Iran is a region with high number of endemism in other freshwater fish species, though the present species was recognized as C. aculeata (Valenciennes, 1844), widely distributed within Kavir and Namak basins. However previous phylogenetic and phylogeographic studies found that populations of Nam River, a tributary of the Hableh River in central Iran are different from the other species. In this study, the mentioned population is described as a new species based on morphologic and genetic characters. Keywords: Inland freshwater of Iran, Nam River, Algae-scraping cyprinid, Capoeta. Zoobank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3697C9D3-5194-4D33-8B6B-23917465711D urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:7C7ACA92-B63D-44A0-A2BA-9D9FE955A2D0 Introduction There are 257 fish species in Iranian inland waters under 106 genera, 29 families and Cyprinidae with 111 species (43.19%) is the most diverse family in the country (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al.
    [Show full text]
  • Copyright Statement
    University of Plymouth PEARL https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk 04 University of Plymouth Research Theses 01 Research Theses Main Collection 2017 Authenticity and Quality of Muscle Foods: Assessing Consumer Trust and Fraud Detection Approaches Salih, Salih Mustafa http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/10384 University of Plymouth All content in PEARL is protected by copyright law. Author manuscripts are made available in accordance with publisher policies. Please cite only the published version using the details provided on the item record or document. In the absence of an open licence (e.g. Creative Commons), permissions for further reuse of content should be sought from the publisher or author. Copyright Statement This copy of the thesis has been supplied on the condition that anyone who consults it is understood to recognise that its copyright rests with its author and that no quotation from the thesis and no information derived from it may be published without the author’s prior consent. Authenticity and Quality of Muscle Foods: Assessing Consumer Trust and Fraud Detection Approaches by Salih Mustafa Salih A thesis submitted to Plymouth University in partial fulfilment for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY School of Biological and Marine Sciences Faculty of Science and Engineering November 2017 Acknowledgements All praises are due to my Lord “Allah” the creator of everything; who gave me the strength, knowledge and patience to overcome all difficulties. “Who does not thank people, does not thank God” Prophet Mohammed (SAW). On the accomplishment of the present study, I would like to extend my deepest sense of gratitude and words of appreciation towards those, who dedicated their today for my tomorrow.
    [Show full text]
  • Checklists of Diplozoid Species (Monogenea) from Fishes of Iraq
    Furhan T. Mhaisen & Kefah N. Abdul-Ameer Bull. Iraq Nat. Hist. Mus. (2014) 13 (1): 35-51 CHECKLISTS OF DIPLOZOID SPECIES (MONOGENEA) FROM FISHES OF IRAQ Furhan T. Mhaisen* and Kefah N. Abdul-Ameer** * Tegnervägen 6B, Katrineholm 641 36, Sweden ** Department of Biology, College of Education (Ibn Al-Haitham), University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq. e-mail: [email protected] ABSTRACT Surveying 59 references concerning the occurrence of the monogeneans of the family Diplozoidae parasitizing fishes of Iraq showed the occurrence of 15 valid species of this family which included one species of Diplozoon, one species of Eudiplozoon and 13 species of Paradiplozoon. In addition to these species, some unidentified adult and larval (diporpa larvae) specimens of the genus Diplozoon were reported from 12 fish hosts among which four fish species showed no infection with any of the nominated diplozoid species while the others showed mixed diplozoid infections. These diplozoids were reported from 27 fish host species in Iraq. All the diplozoids were recorded from freshwater habitats except one Dipolzoon sp. which was recorded from a marine habitat. Hosts recorded for each of these diplozoids ranged from a minimum of one host in case of both P. ergensi and P. tadzhikistanicum to a maximum of 13 hosts in case of P. kasimii. Among the infected fishes, 13 hosts harboured only one diplozoid species each while a maximum of 10 diplozoid species were reported from both Aspius vorax and Cyprinion macrostomum. INTRODUCTION Members of the class Monogenea include small hermaphroditic flat worms that parasitize fishes and other aquatic animals. They infect fins, skin and gills of freshwater and marine fishes (Duijn, 1973).
    [Show full text]
  • Checklists of Parasites of Fishes of Salah Al-Din Province, Iraq
    Vol. 2 (2): 180-218, 2018 Checklists of Parasites of Fishes of Salah Al-Din Province, Iraq Furhan T. Mhaisen1*, Kefah N. Abdul-Ameer2 & Zeyad K. Hamdan3 1Tegnervägen 6B, 641 36 Katrineholm, Sweden 2Department of Biology, College of Education for Pure Science, University of Baghdad, Iraq 3Department of Biology, College of Education for Pure Science, University of Tikrit, Iraq *Corresponding author: [email protected] Abstract: Literature reviews of reports concerning the parasitic fauna of fishes of Salah Al-Din province, Iraq till the end of 2017 showed that a total of 115 parasite species are so far known from 25 valid fish species investigated for parasitic infections. The parasitic fauna included two myzozoans, one choanozoan, seven ciliophorans, 24 myxozoans, eight trematodes, 34 monogeneans, 12 cestodes, 11 nematodes, five acanthocephalans, two annelids and nine crustaceans. The infection with some trematodes and nematodes occurred with larval stages, while the remaining infections were either with trophozoites or adult parasites. Among the inspected fishes, Cyprinion macrostomum was infected with the highest number of parasite species (29 parasite species), followed by Carasobarbus luteus (26 species) and Arabibarbus grypus (22 species) while six fish species (Alburnus caeruleus, A. sellal, Barbus lacerta, Cyprinion kais, Hemigrammocapoeta elegans and Mastacembelus mastacembelus) were infected with only one parasite species each. The myxozoan Myxobolus oviformis was the commonest parasite species as it was reported from 10 fish species, followed by both the myxozoan M. pfeifferi and the trematode Ascocotyle coleostoma which were reported from eight fish host species each and then by both the cestode Schyzocotyle acheilognathi and the nematode Contracaecum sp.
    [Show full text]
  • Checklists of Parasites of Farm Fishes of Babylon Province, Iraq
    Hindawi Publishing Corporation Journal of Parasitology Research Volume 2016, Article ID 7170534, 15 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7170534 Review Article Checklists of Parasites of Farm Fishes of Babylon Province, Iraq Furhan T. Mhaisen1 and Abdul-Razzak L. Al-Rubaie2 1 Tegnervagen¨ 6B, 641 36 Katrineholm, Sweden 2Department of Biological Control Technology, Al-Musaib Technical College, Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Al-Musaib, Iraq Correspondence should be addressed to Furhan T. Mhaisen; [email protected] Received 31 October 2015; Accepted 21 April 2016 Academic Editor: Jose´ F. Silveira Copyright © 2016 F. T. Mhaisen and A.-R. L. Al-Rubaie. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Literature reviews of all references concerning the parasitic fauna of fishes in fish farms of Babylon province, middle of Iraq, showed that a total of 92 valid parasite species are so far known from the common carp (Cyprinus carpio), the grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), and the silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) as well as from three freshwater fish speciesCarassius ( auratus, Liza abu,andHeteropneustes fossilis) which were found in some fish farms of the same province. The parasitic fauna included one mastigophoran, three apicomplexans, 13 ciliophorans, five myxozoans, five trematodes, 45 monogeneans, five cestodes, three nematodes, two acanthocephalans, nine arthropods, and one mollusc. The common carp was found to harbour 81 species of parasites, the grass carp 30 species, the silver carp 28 species, L. abu 13 species, C.
    [Show full text]
  • Fish Exploitation at the Sea of Galilee (Israel) by Early Fisher
    FISH EXPLOITATION AT THE SEA OF GALILEE (ISRAEL) BY EARLY FISHER- HUNTER-GATHERERS (23,000 B.P.): ECOLOGICAL, ECONOMICAL AND CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY by Irit Zohar SUBMITTED TO THE SENATE OF TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY November, 2003 FISH EXPLOITATION AT THE SEA OF GALILEE (ISRAEL) BY EARLY FISHER- HUNTER-GATHERERS (23,000 B.P.): ECOLOGICAL, ECONOMICAL AND CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY by Irit Zohar SUBMITTED TO THE SENATE OF TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY November, 2003 This work was carried out under the supervision of Prof. Tamar Dayan and Prof. Israel Hershkovitz Copyright © 2003 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Cultural setting 2 1.3 Environmental setting 4 1.4 Outline of research objectives 5 CHAPTER 2: FISH TAPHONOMY 6 2.1 Introduction 6 2.2 Naturally deposited fish 7 2.3 Culturally deposited fish 9 CHAPTER 3: SITE SELECTION AND FIELD TECHNIQUES 11 3.1. The archaeological site of Ohalo-II 11 3.2. Fish natural accumulation 13 3.3 Ethnographic study of fish procurement methods 14 CHAPTER 4: METHODS 18 4.1 Recovery bias 18 4.2 Sampling bias 18 4.3 Identification of fish remains 19 4.4 Fish osteological characteristics 20 4.5 Quantification analysis 20 4.5.1 Taxonomic composition and diversity 21 4.5.2 Body part frequency 22 4.5.3 Survival index (SI) 22 4.5.4 Fragmentation index 23 4.5.5 WMI of fragmentation 24 4.5.6 Fish exploitation index 24 4.5.7 Bone modification 25 4.5.8 Bone spatial distribution 26 Page 4.5.9 Analytic calculations 26 4.6 Osteological measurements 29 4.6.1 Body mass estimation 29 4.6.2 Vertebrae diameter 31 CHAPTER 5: FISH REMAINS RECOVERED AT OHALO-II 32 5.1.
    [Show full text]
  • A Bibliography of the Fishes of the Tigris-Euphrates Basin
    A Bibliography of the Fishes of the Tigris-Euphrates Basin Bibliographie der Fische des Euphrat - Tigris - Beckens by Brian W. Coad and Lalth A. J. al·Hassan Introduction The Tigris-Euphrates basin is the major drainage basin of the Middle East, flowing through Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran. Its ichthyofauna provides a useful source of food and has been studied by biologists and systematists. The literature on this fauna is scattered through journals and books published in the Middle East and in many foreign countries and this is the first attempt to bring it all together. The bibliography comprises the principal systematic, distributional and biological works on the freshwater fishes ofthe Tigris-Euphrates basin. Some extralimital papers are included to facilitate study of this fauna as are revisio­ nary works which have an application to this basin. A more extensive bibliography on the fishes of Iran and their environ­ ment is in preparation (CoAD, MS). CoAD and KURU (1986) provide a bibliography on the fishes ofTurkey. Usually, the titel was cited in its original language. How­ ever, for articles in Arabic and Russian the title was translated into English or, if available, the title of the English summary was used. EinfUhrung Das Euphrat - Tigris - Becken ist das wichtigste Gewiisser­ system des Mittleren Ostens. das die Liinder Tiirkei. Syrien. lrak und Iran umfaBt. Die Fischfauna dieser Gewiisser stellt eine wichtige Nahrungsgrundlage in den Anrainerstaaten dar und ist und war der Gegenstand zahlreicher biologischer Untersuchun­ gen. Diese Literatur ist auf zahlreiche Zeitschriften und Biicher sowohl im Nahen und Mittleren Osten selbst. als auch im Aus­ land verstreut.
    [Show full text]